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  1. Jun 20th, 2003, 07:47 AM #1
    tina
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    How to convert figures into words in vb /asp?

    Please let me know how to convert figures into words. Eg: 250.00 into "Two hundred fifty only."
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  2. Jun 20th, 2003, 08:25 AM #2
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    <html>

    <head>

    <script language="JavaScript"><!--
    function makeArray0() {
    for (i = 0; i<makeArray0.arguments.length; i++)
    this[i] = makeArray0.arguments[i];
    }

    var numbers = new makeArray0('','one','two','three','four','five','six','seven','eight','nine','ten','eleven','twelve' ,'thirteen','fourteen','fifthteen','sixteen','seventeen','eighteen','nineteen');

    var numbers10 = new makeArray0('','ten','twenty','thirty','fourty','fifty','sixty','seventy','eighty','ninety');

    function chequeAmount(input) {
    var dollars = Math.floor(input);
    var cents = Math.round((input*100 - dollars*100));

    var thousands = (dollars - dollars % 1000) / 1000;
    dollars -= thousands * 1000;
    var hundreds = (dollars - dollars % 100) / 100;
    dollars -= hundreds * 100;

    var output = '';

    output += (thousands > 0 ? fN(thousands) + ' thousand ' : '') +
    (hundreds > 0 ? fN(hundreds) + ' hundred ' : '') +
    (dollars > 0 ? fN(dollars) + ' ' : '') +
    ((thousands > 0 || hundreds > 0 || dollars > 0) ? 'dollars ' : '') +
    ((Math.floor(input) > 0 && cents > 0) ? 'and ' : '') +
    (cents > 0 ? fN(cents) + ' cents' : '');

    return output.substring(0,1).toUpperCase() + output.substring(1);
    }

    function fN(i) {
    if (i<20) return numbers[i];
    var tens = (i - i % 10) / 10, units = i - (i - i % 10);
    return numbers10[tens] + ((tens > 0 && units > 0) ? '-' : '') + numbers[units];
    }
    //--></script>

    </head>

    <body>

    <form>
    <input type="text" name="amount">
    <input type="text" name="answer" size="80">
    <input type="button" value="Convert" onClick="this.form.answer.value=chequeAmount(this.form.amount.value - 0)">
    </form>

    </body>

    </html>
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